2021-05-19 04:06:27 GMT2021-05-19 12:06:27(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HELSINKI, May 18 (Xinhua) The 12th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting is to be held Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland. As two of the Arctic Council members the United States and Russia, will use this multilateral stage to have bilateral talks, this year s meeting has attracted more attention.
The eight-member Arctic Council is considered to be the most important regional institutional arrangement in Arctic governance. The Ministerial Conference, the decision-making body of the Council, is held every two years.
Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, this year s meeting will be held in a combined online and offline manner.